Four tiny planets found orbiting one of our nearest stars
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Four tiny planets, each about 20-30% of Earth's mass, have been discovered orbiting Barnard's Star, the second-nearest star system to Earth. The planets orbit their star in just days, likely making them too hot for life, but the discovery marks progress in finding smaller planets around nearby stars using advanced instruments that detect stellar wobbles.
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